Episode 77

Shion has been honing his swordsmanship and making various attempts.

Whenever he had time, he had been strengthening his mana, and he sought advice from various wizards to use his mana efficiently.

As a result, the amount of magic power increased and the consumption decreased, and it was possible to use sword skills consecutively.

‘If I’m in a hurry, I can take magic from Harnet.’

Harnette had more magical power than herself.

The blue sage also acknowledged it, and said that the speed of magic recovery was fast.

On top of that, he had no choice but to reach a higher level because he continued to increase his magical power.

“Hey, can I fight too?”

“I’m not ignoring you. Since you are my partner, I must protect you.”

“… Is that why you asked me to stick with you?”

“It means just trust me.”

Shion glared at the wyvern, but soon threw an acid rain.

A blackish-purple air current flows from the acid rain, and soon it creates a form.

The soldiers witness the sight belatedly and can’t help but admire.

“Who else can I trust but you?”

Harnette secretly muttered and cautiously discharged her mana.

The sword, dyed in dark purple, was rising vigorously toward the sky.

It was as if a long strip of purple ink was stretched on blue paper.

“What did you just say?”

“I thought you were good.”

“I’m not very good at it.”

“You’re right. If it’s my partner, that should be enough.”

“… … ?”

Shion kept an eye on the Wyvern and took up his stance again.

Geomchi cut down the Wyverns, but one of them narrowly avoided it.

The surviving Wyverns howled loudly and spewed out fireballs.

“sister! next to me… … .”

“I will stop. You take care of that.”

Harnette answered calmly and manipulated magic.

Eventually, the magic power turns into bright red flames and scatters in all directions.

The pieces of flame passed between the soldiers and created a large wall.

“You can believe it. I can stop it.”

Shion ponders for a moment, then nods slowly.

Harnette’s eyes were shining with golden light.

There was a huge amount of mana flowing out of it, so I wondered if it was a little relieved.

“Can you not believe it?”

Shion swung the acid rain with a smile on his face.

Then, black-purple magic power surged up and rose to the sky again.

A ball of fire was flying towards the castle, but Shion only defended his position by squeezing out his mana.

“Keeek!”

The remaining wyverns were crushed by the sword and crashed.

The fireballs shot by the Wyvern came into contact with the flame barrier at some point.

Hannette focused for a moment and then slowly opened her mouth.

“Nothing.”

The fireball could not go beyond the flame and quickly faded.

Hannett looked at the scene and slowly erased the mana.

“Five… … .”

“I blocked that… … .”

“Was that a swordsman earlier?”

“What happened… … .”

The soldiers keep an eye on the two and secretly whisper.

Shion is overcome with fatigue and is wary of her surroundings.

It must have been a burden on the body while rapidly consuming mana.

“after… … .”

“Are you tired?”

“It is not difficult. Weren’t you hurt?”

“Are you pretending to be strong in front of me?”

“I’m not pretending to be strong… … .”

“Looks like you need me.”

Harnette snatches Shion’s left hand and holds it tightly.

Then, the magical energy inside her body trembled and began to spread rapidly along her right arm.

“What would you have been without me?”

“uh… There is still a little bit left.”

“What are you going to do with it?”

“If you rest, you will recover on your own.”

“What are you going to do during the fight?”

“Should I run away?”

“This is why I can’t leave you alone. I should have been the knight commander.”

“Did I give you a chance then? My sister refused.”

“I’m afraid I’m not a kid… Sigh… … .”

Contrary to her answer, Hannette showed a faint smile.

It simply filled the lack of mana, but it was not something anyone could do.

You have to have a lot of mana to be able to give it away leisurely.

‘I can protect you too.’

It was the third hand to hold.

Although they were wearing gloves, their magical energy was transmitted smoothly.

He was curious about how to take his magic, but he didn’t ask.

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‘But you… They won’t lean on me.’

Zion tries to shoulder everything alone.

You can step up and give for yourself, but you can’t even ask yourself to step up.

He was treated innocently like a child who knew nothing, and only tolerated it.

“I’ve never seen a kid like you.”

“I guess so. There’s no way there’s a 19-year-old kid.”

“Because you still believed in me… I’ll see you today.”

“What are you looking at?”

“You always do something wrong.”

“What am I doing?”

“You have to figure it out yourself.”

“You’re pushing again.”

“What do you know? I’m old and have to put up with it.”

“If I were older, what would you say then?”

“I will call you old.”

“So it is. What do you want from your sister? uh… … .”

Hannette looks down at her clasped hands and realizes the change.

I didn’t feel anything when I held your hand before, but now I feel like I can touch it, albeit faintly.

‘I’m taking more of my magic. Did I get stronger after all… … .’

Hannette is nervous, but manages to make up her mind.

If you can’t even give your mana to Shion, you’ll be useless.

The level of magic had to be raised to help Shion.

‘You can’t fall behind. Once you fall behind… I can’t catch up.’

* * *

Alein Kingdom’s outskirts, Aliard Castle.

Occasionally reports of demon beast sightings came in, but no battles occurred.

In the first place, since the kingdom of Alain did not attack first, it should have been seen that the monsters did not actually invade.

Of course, even in the midst of this, demons could invade other castles or blind spots, so I had to be prepared at all times.

“… Was the wyvern right?”

“Yes! It must have been a wyvern!”

“It is a strange thing.”

Balz looked at it while thinking, and looked back at the contents.

Three wyverns appeared near Terroden Castle, and they suddenly approached first.

Teroden Castle did not provoke, and prepared for battle to respond to the enemy’s attack.

No matter how many times I thought about it, I couldn’t understand the contents of the report.

“Wyverns do not leave their territory unless they are hunting. But why did you attack Terroden Castle?”

“Theroden Castle is also investigating the reason, but nothing has been revealed yet.”

“Hmm… I wouldn’t have looked at the castle as a hunting target… … .”

Although most of the monsters lacked intelligence, they did not attack recklessly.

Rather, there were times when he got scared and ran away before even fighting.

Of course, there are times when they invade for no reason, so in some ways it was a natural phenomenon.

“I’ll have to think about that later. What is the outcome of the battle?”

“There were no casualties, and they say they killed all three wyverns.”

“That’s odd too.”

Wyvern was difficult to deal with compared to other monsters.

Usually, there are many times when monsters approach from the ground, but in this situation, it was possible to defend while taking advantage of the castle.

However, there were many times when flying magic beasts such as Wyvern would lose the advantage of the castle because they attacked from the air.

In other words, there were no casualties, and it wouldn’t be easy to kill all the wyverns.

“Did a strong knight come out?”

“Yes! It is said that the Lihines Knights killed all the wyverns!”

“Knights of Lihines? It’s the first name I’ve heard. Who do you belong to?”

“… ah! It is said that there are only two members of the Knights of Rihines, Sion Regard and Hanette Adelaira! They say there are other knights, but they say they were brought in temporarily!”

“Those two… … .”

Balz recognizes the names of the two and shows interest.

The silver phantom thief was a nobleman and his fiancé who said he would take them as disciples.

It was understood that it was coming to the outskirts, but nothing was known about its exact destination.

Did you know that you would hear the news in this form before you even met in person?

“Right. Have you already done something?”

“crime… sorry! I did not understand the Word!”

“I am not talking to you. It’s getting more and more fun.”

I had already heard about the skills of the two.

A swordsman who uses sword skills and a wizard with the title of a mage.

If there were those skilled enough, wouldn’t it be easy to deal with the Wyvern?

‘I really need to see this. Isn’t it stronger than I expected?’

He said he had killed three wyverns without any casualties.

In other words, as soon as he found the wyvern, he attacked, and it must have ended quickly.

‘There must be a reason you brought your fiancé.’

It is said that she trained at the Rivdad Magic Society until she acquired the title of mage named Hanette Adela, the fiancé of Shion Regard.

In other words, he was a disciple of a blue sage, and it meant that he was a talented person with outstanding qualities.

‘Do I have to go to the capital to get disciples?’

Baltz was also looking for a disciple he could properly teach.

However, there was no possibility for the knights under his command, and the other side could not even go beyond the minimum level.

I wanted to get out of the border area even for a short while, but I couldn’t leave because of the magical beasts that appeared irregularly.

‘… The Whiteness also stayed in the capital.’

Balz had already made contact with the white apostle, and after lightly asking him how he was doing, they parted ways.

The White Apostle has been secretly working while hiding his true identity.

I didn’t ask in detail, but there must have been a reason for visiting the outskirts.

‘Looks like there are two excellent knights.’

It was better than the insignificant knights or the mercenaries who only wanted to make money.

At least they do the work as much as they get paid.

If he kept the Knights as it was and made achievements, he could receive massive support from the Alain Kingdom.

‘Should I leave it alone?’

After the newly created knights get drunk on the victory, they sometimes fall into recklessness.

There were times when they believed that they could do anything, acted boldly, and ignored others.

In the end, if you lose your guard for a while, you will suffer a major defeat, and in the worst case, you will be annihilated.

Baltz had seen such situations often, so he had no choice but to be a little concerned.

‘The Silreys Knights will be handled well by white, but… There is no one who can catch the Lihines Knights.’

Only two young men and women belonged to the Knights of Lihines.

The level is superior, but the experience of the remote area was lacking.

Considering the occasional bandits or surprise attacks by monsters, a skilled knight had to be attached.

‘It might be better to put it under me for a little while. As you teach, your skills will improve. It’s not that the title is low… Shouldn’t I take care of it a little?’